Why You Shouldn’t Rush a Furnace Installation

This is no time of the year to be stuck without a fully
effective heating system—but if you’ve come across this blog post, it probably
means you’re in need of one, now. We
get it—you want to just go out and get the first one you can find and put it
in, but you shouldn’t purchase just any system nor should you rush a furnace
installation. Why?

Well, there are a number of reasons. There is a great deal
of work that goes into furnace installation, and a job done right not only
keeps you comfortable and impacts the effectiveness of your heater, but it also
protects your safety. Keep reading as we go over the steps our techs go through
during your furnace installation. Then, you’ll understand why you need a
trained and experienced professional for the job.

Step 1: Removing the Furnace

Removing a furnace sounds easy enough, right? Actually, you
might be surprised that this is actually the most important, and the most laborious,
part of the job. It’s about more than simply pulling out the heater and
throwing it a dumpster (don’t do this, by the way—it must be properly disposed
of). If the system is a gas-powered one, our pros have to make sure nothing is
damaged or out of place before putting in a new heater.

We need to make sure there is adequate space for your new
heating system, and the space left must be adequately prepared for the
placement of a new furnace. Potential safety concerns must be eliminated, and
we have to ensure that your new furnace is appropriately sized for your living
space—too big of a heater will be just as detrimental as too small of one.

Step 2: Making the Connections

One your new furnace is placed where it’s meant to be—and this
usually means bolting it to the floor—our technicians will connect it to the
important components of your home so that it can operate.

This includes one very important part of your HVAC system—the
ventilation. Your air ducts must be properly connected to the furnace without
causing any damage. Because the ducts often have to be shifted and adjusted to
make these connections, mistakes can happen, and furnace efficiency can suffer
due to damage.

Next, we connect your furnace to its intended power source.
As we referenced in step 1, making the connection to your gas line is a job
that has to be done very carefully. Then comes the wiring connection. Even
gas-powered systems have some electrical components, so this is necessary no
matter what type of furnace you have.

Step 3: Testing Your New Heater

This is the last step, but also very important. If our techs left your home after making that last connection without testing your furnace, you would have no way of knowing if it can perform efficiently as it’s designed to, or even as safely as it’s meant to!

Our technicians will turn on your furnace and measure the
intake and airflow to ensure that the performance of your new furnace is
efficient, and we’ll make sure there are no potential hazards.